Coin catalog › Coins (Edge: Reeded/grained, Shape: Circular)
- Country:
- British East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika)
- Series:
- 1910~1936 George V
- Catalog codes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Animals (Fauna) | Crowns and Coronets | Emperors | Kings | Landscapes | Lions | Mountains | Stylized Plants
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Standard Circulation
- Mints:
- Heaton Mint, Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, Great Britain
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Rim:
- Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
- Weight:
- 11.6638 grams
- Diameter:
- 30 mm
- Face value:
- 1 East African florin
- Known mintage:
- 11,710,030
- Composition Details:
- 500/1000 Silver .1875 oz. ASW, 500/1000 metal alloys500/1000 Silver .1875 oz. ASW, 500/1000 metal alloys
- Score:
- 94% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Walking lion (right, Panthera leo) in landscape
with mountain at the center, above (value) 1 FLORIN
(bottom, year) 1920 or 1921
inside plant-like Ω-shaped ornament
mintmark: (on grass below lion)
none (British Royal Mint, England, United Kingdom)
A (Acroyed & Best, Morley, England, United Kingdom)
H (Heaton Mint, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom)
legend: (above, colony name) EAST AFRICA
(left/right, spacer/stretched diamond) â—Š
Back: Crowned bust king George V (left, 1910-1936)
designer: Bertram Mackennal (BM, sculptor, 1863– 1931)
legend: (ruler, left) GEORGIVS V REX (right) ET IND:IND:
(transliterated: Indiae Imperator)
Emperor of India, king of United Kingdom, Australia etc.
Edge: G - grained, type: grooves
Note: only issued between 31 July 1920 – 31 December 1921
1921: 2 known
Formerly known as: y19 - Buy Now:
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